Azure Hawker vs Fen Bedstraw

Aeshna caerulea compared with Galium uliginosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Fen Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Galium
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Galium uliginosum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Fen Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Fen Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Fen Bedstraw

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Uzbekistan) and Europe (6 countries).

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.